A Status Orange Thunder warning is in place for Leinster, Cavan, Monaghan and Waterford, with the national forecaster advising: "Thunderstorms will affect the eastern half of the country this morning with heavy downpours, the risk of hail and gusty winds."

They added: "Temporary surface flooding is possible for a time, combined with the risk of hail will lead to hazardous driving conditions in some areas."

The warning is in place from 5am until midday on Saturday.

There is also a status orange warning in place for Tipperary, with Met Eireann stating: "Thunderstorms will affect eastern parts of Tipperary this morning with heavy downpours, the risk of hail and gusty winds.

"Temporary surface flooding is possible for a time, combined with the risk of hail will lead to hazardous driving conditions in some areas."

However, all is not last as it seems the weather will improve once more next week.

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Tuesday will be mostly dry with a mix of cloud and sunshine, and Wednesday looks set to be dry with sunny spells and patchy cloud.

The mini heatwave will continue with temperatures of 17 to 20C on Tuesday and 17 to 22C on Wednesday.

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